It feels like yesterday when I first sat in front of my product backlog. I saw a lot of lines with cryptic titles, ticket numbers, and different colors. I was completely overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do. If you felt or feel the same, I recommend you continue reading. I want to share how I...
User story mapping is a workshop-based technique that visualizes the user's journey through your product. This complete guide includes two detailed real-world examples, MVP definition techniques, and how to pitch your story map to teams and stakeholders.
There’s the assumption that the “average” person has about 10 ideas in their life that could/would change the world. Very successful people have about 15-20 of these ideas. That’s interesting, isn’t it? How do you really know that an idea could become a life-changing billion-dollar product or...
Have you ever wondered how certain intrinsically motivated people and companies, driven by a strong sense of passion and commitment, continually change the world we live in? If you want to understand how they do it, keep reading! This blog post takes you behind the scenes of an effective and...
About eight years ago I created my first business plan for my first startup. I recently found the business plan and decided to have a nostalgic look at it. While flicking through the pages, I came to an interesting conclusion: A business plan and a product strategy have many things in common. The...
Do you ever get the feeling after releasing a new product or feature, that you may have forgotten something? Do you ever think you’ve thought absolutely everything through, only to realize you haven’t.? If you can relate, then I recommend continuing reading. I wrote this article based on my...
If you've ever wondered about the product discovery process or its components, I can assure you, you're not alone! For many years, I was both curious and confused about the entire topic of product discovery. However, times have changed, and with this brief article, I hope to illuminate the...
In my second job as a Product Manager, the VP of Product loved roadmaps. He requested a roadmap and slides for literary everything. He always said: “Give me an exec-summary and one to three nice slides that I can share with the Management Team.” On some days I felt more like a Slide Designer than a.
If your company or team works with OKRs you may have noticed that people start to act a little bit differently towards the end of a quarter. 🤔 I picked up on this and it made me incredibly stressed each time I saw the end of a quarter approaching. I used to not be that experienced when it came t...
We've all been there - launch day arrives, and despite the countless hours of planning, something goes wrong. Maybe it's a minor bug that slipped through QA, or perhaps it's a critical issue that affects the user experience. Either way, the team is left scratching their heads, wondering, "What we...
I was always very interested in how big companies such as Google, Facebook, or Spotify work. Not purely from a Product Management point of view but how the organization functions as a whole. Hiring, budgeting, marketing, sales, and everything else that keeps a business ticking along, were always of.
Have you ever found yourself lost in a never-ending meeting, unclear about the decisions made? Or perhaps you've witnessed team members act contrary to what was agreed upon? These are common struggles in the realm of meeting facilitation, especially in product management and leadership roles. In ...
So, perhaps you’re reading this article because you work with a lot of stakeholders or you plan to intensify your work with them. As a Product Manager, I’ve worked and collaborated with a lot of stakeholders over time. What do you think about this statement: “Great Product Managers are great...
Do you remember your very first software project? I remember. I was a Product Manager back in 2014 and it feels like it was yesterday. Unfortunately, I didn’t know how to prepare and define a project with story mapping. Nor did I have any clue how to define the product scope or a minimum viable...
Particularly at the beginning of a Product Manager’s career, Scrum ceremonies and everything related to project preparation can be challenging. If you can relate to that, imagine the following scenario: You just started working as a Junior Product Manager. You’re working with a squad of 5 Engineers.
In the first part, we looked at the basics of a user story map and the story mapping creation process. I hope you didn’t develop a sticky note phobia after your first story-mapping session. So, what happens after you’ve created the first version of a story map? Who do you pitch/present it to? How...
A great Product Manager (PM) plays a crucial role in building successful products, aligning the product vision with customer needs and stakeholder expectations. But what qualities truly define a great PM? Let’s explore the key traits and skills that effective Product Managers possess and how they...
I believe Product Management is the #1 role that contributes to the success of a company! Especially in Covid times, we’ve seen how the whole world needs to change and adapt to new circumstances with a lot of uncertainty. So, great Product Managers are needed! But how do you get into Product...
Remember your first day at school? When you walk into the building for the very first time... get assigned to a class… find your seat in the classroom… see so many new faces… A lot of things happened on that single day. How is this connected to empowering and forming Development Teams? Every day ...
Companies are acquired on a daily basis and many startups raise money to try and solve people’s problems. I’m sure that if you’ve started to read this article you’re probably familiar with the concept of “due diligence”. There are all kinds of things people take into consideration when conducting...
Getting things done is crucial, especially in today's ever-increasing fast-paced offices. That doesn’t only apply to building the right things, it also applies to building “wrong” things and learning from them. That being said, what does it take to get things done fast while learning from them? As..
Having well-defined epics and user stories in place is a great way to prepare for upcoming projects. However, that’s just the first step. The second step is to examine your goals and what you want to achieve with the whole team. You can break things down from there. This mainly happens during,...
Discover the vital role of a product coach in Agile teams, exploring how they enhance skills, drive value, and support team success in today's market.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed in the labyrinth of backlog management? Navigating through methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and more as a Product Manager, it's all too common to find ourselves tangled in this complex labyrinth. With an overflowing calendar, endless follow-ups, and an ever-growing...